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Candice Coke on That One Audition with Alyshia Ochse

Candice Coke
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Candice hails from Long Island, New York where she was born from a Jamaican/Cuban Father and a Polish mother. In her late teens she transported to NYC where she discovered the “Artist” lifestyle. This led her to NYU, where she studied Educational Theater while on a scholarship for academics and springboard diving. She started her career dancing in the states and internationally for icons like Michael Jackson, Prince, Biggie Smalls, Ricky Martin and many others. She was a Knicks City Dancer while juggling college and appeared at the WORLD CUP in Seoul Korea. After booking over 20 national commercials and finding her way into the Independent Film world, eventually she made the transition to Los Angeles where she has been successfully working in Film and Television.

Candice has had a career filled with a range of color. She was hand picked by Werner Herzog to work along side of Wilem Dafoe in a David Lynch film, has been a key player in Tyler Perry’s Temptation, has shared the screen with talents such as Sam Elliot, Gary Sinise, and Simon Baker to name a few. You can also see her in the iconic opening scene of the Oscar winning movie La La Land, directed by Damien Chazelle. She was recurring on the hit FOX show Proven Innocent, and is now currently co-starring in Kevin Can F*** Himself with Annie Murphy for AMC.

In her spare time you can find her volunteering at Children’s Hospitals all around the Los Angeles area and giving back to her community as much as possible. She is also an ongoing player with Deborah Aquila in her Masters program.

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01 Leslie Bibb on That One Audition with Alyshia Ochse

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Being In a State of Yes

With stunning beauty and natural talent, Leslie Bibb has established herself as one of Hollywood’s most captivating film and television actresses.

Upcoming, Bibb can be seen starring opposite Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone in GOD’S FAVORITE IDIOT, a Netflix original comedy series about midlevel tech-support employee (Falcone) who finds love with co-worker Amily Luck (McCarthy) at exactly the same time he becomes the unwitting messenger of God. Bibb plays Satan, who is trying to upset the cosmic balance between Heaven and Hell, and only Clark and his friends stand in her way. The series is slated to premiere on Netflix on June 15th.

Additionally, Bibb will also be featured in Lionsgate’s ABOUT MY FATHER alongside Robert DeNiro, Sebastian Maniscalco, and Kim Cattrall. The film follows the relationship between Sebastian (Maniscalco) and his old-school Italian immigrant father (DeNiro) when the latter learns of Sebastian’s plans to propose to his all-American girlfriend (Bibb) and subsequently crashes a family weekend with her parents. The film premiered at CinemaCon in Las Vegas to critical praise.

She will soon begin production on AppleTV+’s original comedy series MRS. AMERICAN PIE alongside Kristin Wiig, Alison Janney, and Laura Dern. Based on Juliet McDaniel’s book, MRS. AMERICAN PIE is set during the ‘Powderkeg Era’ of the 1970s, following Maxine Simmons (Wiig) and her attempt to secure her seat at America’s most exclusive table: Palm Beach High Society. Bibb will play Dinah, a lovely, but vulnerable member of the high society.

Additionally, she recently wrapped production for THE INHABITANT, an indie horror thriller from Steelyard Pictures about infamous ax murderer Lizzie Borden’s bloodline that runs straight through the heart of American suburbia where a series of supernatural events reveal a dark truth behind a tormented teenager.

Previously, Bibb starred opposite Josh Duhamel in Vicky Wight’s romantic comedy THE LOST HUSBAND, which she also produced with Bridget Stokes along with Wight, Netflix’s TO THE BONE opposite Lily Collins and Keanu Reeves; Jared Hess’ DON VERDEEN opposite Danny McBride and Sam Rockwell; NO GOOD DEED opposite Taraji P. Henson and Idris Elba; Lennon and Garant’s HELL BABY opposite Keegan-Michael Key and Rob Corddry, which premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival; Sony’s ZOOKEEPER opposite Kevin James which was produced by Adam Sandler’s Happy Madison Productions; TAKE CARE for director Liz Tucillo, which Bibb also produced; A GOOD OLD FASHIONED ORGY opposite Jason Sudekis; CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC opposite Isla Fisher; LAW ABIDING CITIZEN opposite Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx. She also produced and starred in the comedy MISS NOBODY opposite Adam Goldberg, which premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival and went on to screen at the Boston Film Festival earning her the festival’s award for Best Actress.

Bibb starred as the scene stealing ‘Carley Bobby’, Will Ferrell’s wife, in the comedy TALLADEGA NIGHTS: THE BALLAD OF RICKY BOBBY. Other notable credits include her role as Vanity Fair reporter ‘Christine Everhart’ in the original IRON MAN and its sequel IRON MAN 2 opposite Robert Downey Jr.

On the small screen, Bibb starred alongside Josh Duhamel in the Netflix superhero series JUPITER’S LEGACY. Created by Mark Millar and Steven DeKnight, and produced by Lorenzo DiBonaventura, Bibb played the matriarch Lady Liberty, one of the most powerful heroes on the planet. The series was released on May 7, 2021 and quickly became the streamer’s #1 show during it’s one-season run.

Bibb also led an all-star cast on the ABC dramedy GCB for executive producer Darren Star and based on the book by Kim Gatlin. She also has had recurring roles on ABC’s AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE starring Katy Mixon; TV Land’s NOBODIES; NBC’s CROSSING JORDAN in seasons 5 and 6 as Detective Lu Simmons and in the 9th season of NBC’s ER as medical student Erin Harkins. Her other memorable guest roles include HBO’s ENTOURAGE as well as FX’s NIP/TUCK and THE LEAGUE.

Bibb began her career as a model and was discovered in a nationwide modeling search held by THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW and the Elite Agency. She landed her first film role in the comedy PRIVATE PARTS opposite Howard Stern and went on to star in Ryan Murphy’s hit WB TV series POPULAR.

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“I remember Maggie Flanigan said this in class, your job as an actor is to come with twenty ideas. Not one, twenty.”

“I think when you get to work with great actors, especially in comedy, it’s like graduate school. So I’m going to go to the AP class.”

“Your ego is your worst enemy. Fear is your worst enemy.”

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016 Rosalind Chao on That One Audition with Alyshia Ochse

S2 016: Rosalind Chao
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The Consummate Actor

Rosalind Chao is best known for The Joy Luck Club (1993), Star Trek, What Dreams May Come, and most recently The Laundromat (2019), and Plus One (2019). She was born and raised in Orange County, California where her parents ran a Chinese restaurant and pancake house. Rosalind first began appearing in commercials and television after having been spotted as a small child at her family restaurant. She had also trained and appeared on stage from an early age in the Peking Opera and Chinese dance. She continues to act in the theater, most recently starring in 2018 the National Theatre of Great Britain in a new play The Great Wave. She has been married to Simon Templeman since 1989. They have two children.

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“Having a child gives you a loaf of bread but it doesn’t all come at once.”

“I’ve made quite a few fear-based decisions in the past and I’m not going to do that anymore.”

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BONUS: Randall Slavin
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We All Want Something Beautiful

Randall Slavin was born in Hollywood, CA. While working a dead-end job in a gas station, Slavin wandered into a local photography studio & struck up a friendship with the owner. He took the young Slavin under his wing & taught him a few photography basics, then promptly fired him a few months later. Faced with nowhere else to turn, he put one foot in front of the other & never looked back. Slavin had his photography debut in the prestigious New York Times Magazine. His work has appeared in Vanity Fair, GQ, Esquire, Rolling Stone & many others. Slavin had his first exhibit in Paris in 2008 & a solo show at Annenberg Space For Photography in 2011. He received the 2011 Hollywood Style Award for “Photographer of the Year” and is releasing his first book of his photography, WE ALL WANT SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL.

Slavin has captured most of the iconic faces of Hollywood from Charlize Theron to Dennis Hopper, Zoe Saldana, Terrance Howard, Ethan Hawke, Eva Longoria, Emma Roberts and so many more.

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“I spent a lot of money failing and learning and that took years and years before I ever did anything that I look back now and like.”

“In the last year, I’ve really tried to go in a different direction and shoot things that are more interesting to my soul as opposed to just my eyes.”

 

043: Eve
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You can put EVE on an arena stage, a movie set, a sitcom soundstage, a talk show panel, even in a rap battle with a bunch of dudes. This fearless female will waste no time showing you she can’t be contained. From the Philly streets to Dr. Dre’s “castle” in Calabasas to the world’s stage, this guest shares with us how you can be a truth teller and a storyteller without sacrificing your authenticity or your instincts. She also lets us in on how she wound up taking the entertainment industry by storm despite her biggest fear: public speaking. Eve dishes on everything, starting from the first audition with Dr. Dre to being dropped and her journey to writing music and not being put in a box. This interview gives all the insight to becoming the entertainment industry’s “It” woman.

Eve Jeffers Cooper is a GRAMMY Award-winning musician and actress. She serves as host of THE TALK, CBS’ Daytime Emmy Award-winning talk show that examines topical events and contemporary issues through the eyes of five female hosts, alongside Julie Chen, Sara Gilbert, Sharon Osbourne and Sheryl Underwood.

As a musician, Eve is best known for her music hits “What Y’all Want,” “Gangsta Lovin,” “Who’s that Girl,” “Satisfaction,” “Tambourine” and “Let Me Blow Ya Mind” featuring Gwen Stefani, which won the inaugural GRAMMY Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration in 2002. In 2016 she reunited with Stefani for the “This Is What the Truth Feels Like” tour and hosted the “VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail The Queens.” Eve has released four multi-million selling albums and 32 singles, and throughout her career she has collaborated with many prominent artists, including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, Jill Scott, DMX, Swizz Beatz, Dr. Dre, Juicy J, The Roots and Missy Elliott.

Among Eve’s film credits are “xXx” with Vin Diesel, “Barbershop,” “Barbershop 2: Back in Business” and “Barbershop: The Next Cut” with Ice Cube, “The Cookout” with Queen Latifah and Meagan Good, “The Woodsman” and “Flashbacks.” On television she is best known for starring in her own self-titled UPN sitcom, “Eve,” and she also had a recurring role on “Glee” and appeared on four episodes of the Oxygen series “Sisterhood of Hip Hop.” IG: @therealeve

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Eve on That One Audition podcast with Alyshia Ochse

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“I’m grateful for being dropped by Dr. Dre because I learned how to survive the industry.”

“Music videos tell a story. Back in the 2000s music videos told a story and I played the character.”

“I feel most comfortable on stage. It’s a meditation for me.”

“I read scripts melodically. When you have a great script it flows like music.”

“I wanted people to know me more than my music and The Talk has been a wonderful platform to do just that.”

“Energetically trying something new that is not inside the box or in your comfort zone helps you grow as a person and an artist, there is always a lesson to be learned.”

“Fear has always been in my life, its a constant, if I feel it…I run towards.”

“Music is my true love. It’s the diary of my life.”

“I just want to contribute, that is my goal in life. I just want to make sure I’m not wasting my platforming.”

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